Croatia (HRV) and Benin (BEN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Croatia-Benin Trade: In 2022, Croatia exported $811k to Benin. The main products that Croatia exported to Benin were Paper Labels ($575k), Sewing Machines ($114k), and Used Clothing ($86.4k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Croatia to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 34.3%, from $186k in 2017 to $811k in 2022.

In 2022, Croatia did not export any services to Benin.

Benin-Croatia Trade: In 2022, Benin exported $1.73k to Croatia. The main products that Benin exported to Croatia were Used Clothing ($1.6k), Non-Knit Women's Suits ($117), and Other Non-Knit Clothing Accessories ($8). Over the past 5 years the exports of Benin to Croatia have increased at an annualized rate of 162%, from $14 in 2017 to $1.73k in 2022.

In 2022, Benin did not export any services to Croatia.

Comparison: In 2022, Croatia ranked 34 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.8), and 73 in total exports ($26B). That same year, Benin ranked 86 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.5), and 149 in total exports ($1.67B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Croatia exported $811k to Benin. The main products exported from Croatia to Benin were Paper Labels ($575k), Sewing Machines ($114k), and Used Clothing ($86.4k). During the last 5 years the exports of Croatia to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 34.3%, from $186k in 2017 to $811k in 2022.

In 2017, Benin exported $1.73k to Croatia. The main products exported from Benin to Croatia were Used Clothing ($1.6k), Non-Knit Women's Suits ($117), and Other Non-Knit Clothing Accessories ($8). During the last 5 years the exports of Benin to Croatia have increased at an annualized rate of 162%, from $14 in 2022 to $1.73k in 2017.

Exports from Croatia () to Benin () (2022)

Exports from Benin () to Croatia () (2022)

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Trade between Croatia () and Benin ()

Croatia Exports

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Croatia
Top DestinationItaly$3.44B

Benin
Top DestinationIndia$448M

This map shows whether countries import more from Croatia or Benin. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Croatia and Benin or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Croatia than Benin included Italy ($3.44B), Slovenia ($2.87B), and Germany ($2.82B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Benin than Croatia included Bangladesh ($406M), India ($448M), and United Arab Emirates ($382M).

Difference in imports from Benin () and Croatia () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Croatia - Benin

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This chart compares trade between Croatia and Benin by product, considering products traded by both, Croatia and Benin.

During 2022, Croatia had a large net trade with Benin in the exports of Paper Goods ($575k), Machines ($147k), and Textiles ($86.4k).

During 2017, Benin had a large net trade with Croatia in the exports of Textiles ($1.73k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Croatia Benin+$31.4kRefrigerators

Top Product Potential Benin Croatia+$3.91kUsed Clothing

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Croatia and Benin. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Croatia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Benin. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Benin indicates it has a comparative advantage over Croatia.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Croatia () to Benin () (2022)

Exports from Benin () to Croatia () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Croatia () and Benin ()

Croatia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Benin () and Croatia () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Croatia - Benin

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Croatia () and Benin () (2022)

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